Step 1:
The first step to converting 472937.16806968 to a fraction is to re-write 472937.16806968 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 472937.16806968 can be written as simply 472937.16806968/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 472937.16806968, which in this case is 8. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 472937.16806968/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 472937.16806968/1 each by 100000000:
Step 3:
Now the last step is to simplify the fraction (if possible) by finding similar factors and cancelling them out, which leads to the following answer for 472937.16806968 as a fraction:
472937/1 / 1